Includes index. Preface to the Vintage Edition -- About Me and This Book -- Butcher Holler -- Daddy -- Mommy -- Family style -- School days -- Pie social -- Doolittle -- Hey, you ain't supposed to wear clothes under your nightgown -- Doo kicks me out -- Two thousand miles from home -- Death in the family -- Beginner's luck -- Honest-to-goodness record -- Fans -- Education of a country singer -- Music City, USA -- Patsy -- My kids -- Performer -- Songwriter -- We bought the whole town -- Me and Doo -- Hyden widows -- Truth about my health -- Mexico -- Entertainer of the year -- Death threats -- Baptized at last -- Confessions of a bug -- On the road -- What's next? -- Index. Overview: Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential songwriters and singers in modern country music. Here we see the determination and talent that led to her trailblazing career and made her the first woman to be named Entertainer of the Year by the country Music Association and the first woman to receive a gold record in country music.

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Summary/Annotation -> Loretta Lynn's classic memoir tells the story of her early life in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, and her amazing rise to the top of the music industry. Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential songwriters and singers in modern country music. Here we see the determination and talent that led to her trailblazing career and made her the first woman to be named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association and the first woman to receive a gold record in country music.

$a Preface to the Vintage Edition -- About Me and This Book -- Butcher Holler -- Daddy -- Mommy -- Family style -- School days -- Pie social -- Doolittle -- Hey, you ain't supposed to wear clothes under your nightgown -- Doo kicks me out -- Two thousand miles from home -- Death in the family -- Beginner's luck -- Honest-to-goodness record -- Fans -- Education of a country singer -- Music City, USA -- Patsy -- My kids -- Performer -- Songwriter -- We bought the whole town -- Me and Doo -- Hyden widows -- Truth about my health -- Mexico -- Entertainer of the year -- Death threats -- Baptized at last -- Confessions of a bug -- On the road -- What's next? -- Index.

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$a Overview: Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went on to become one of the most prolific and influential songwriters and singers in modern country music. Here we see the determination and talent that led to her trailblazing career and made her the first woman to be named Entertainer of the Year by the country Music Association and the first woman to receive a gold record in country music.